The Rural Municipality of Birch Hills No. 460 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province on

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southeast of

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and north of

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History

The RM of Birch Hills No. 460 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. The RM's name comes from all of the hills to the south and east and the abundance of birch trees which once covered the area.

Geography

The RM is part of the

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biome.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;Towns *

Birch Hills Birch Hills is a town located in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is southeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert and the reserve of Muskoday First Nation. Directly to the west is the village of St. Louis, Saskatchewan, St. Louis, and to t ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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s *

Brancepeth Brancepeth may refer to: *Brancepeth, County Durham, village of England *Brancepeth, Saskatchewan Brancepeth is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. History The community is named for Brancepeth, County Durham, England. Demog ...

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The

Muskoday First Nation The Muskoday First Nation (, formerly the John Smith First Nation) is a First Nation band government in Saskatchewan, Canada, composed of Cree and Saulteaux peoples. The First Nation has a registered population of 1,828 people as of September 2 ...

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lies adjacent to the RM.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Birch Hills No. 460 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Birch Hills No. 460 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Education

The RM is within the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119.

Government

The RM of Birch Hills No. 460 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Alan Evans while its administrator is Cherie Opseth. The RM's office is located in Birch Hills.

References

{{SKDivision15 B * Division No. 15, Saskatchewan